Ministry operates 500 additional kilometres of North-South expressway

In the first nine months of this year, the total length of the North-South expressway put into operation exceeded 500km.
Ministry operates 500 additional kilometres of North-South expressway ảnh 1The final section of the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay route connects to the Dau Giay-Long Thanh-Ho Chi Minh City expressway. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - In the first nine months of thisyear, the total length of the North-South expressway put into operationexceeded 500km.

The statement was made by Uong Viet Dung, Chief of theAdministration Office under the Ministry of Transport (MoT), ata conference on October 11 to implement the MoT's  key tasks for thelast months of 2023. 

Specifically, various sections of the North-SouthExpressway have been completed and put into operation, including Mai Son-NationalHighway 45; Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet; Phan Thiet-Dau Giay; National Highway45-Nghi Son; Nghi Son-Dien Chau; and Nha Trang-Cam Lam.

In addition, a series of important transportation projects havereached completion, such as the project to complete National Highway 32Csection through Viet Tri city (Phu Tho); the project to renovate and upgrade NationalHighway 3B section from Xuat Hoa to Po Ma border gate (Km0-Km 66 600) phase 2;the project to widen some bridges on the National Highway 1A section through TienGiang province; Component 1 (phase 2) of the project to build a road connectingthe Hanoi-Hai Phong and Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressways; and the Day-Ninh Cocanal connection project.

Dung also said that according to the plan, by the end of 2023, twonew transportation projects will be completed and put into operation, includingthe My Thuan 2 Bridge and the My Thuan-Can Tho Expressway.

Also, during the first nine months of this year, the Ministry ofTransport initiated the construction of 13 major transportation projects.

In the railway sector, there are three projects, includingthe renovation and upgrade of the Hanoi-Vinh section of the Hanoi-Ho Chi MinhCity railway, the renovation and upgrade of the Vinh-Nha Trang section of the Hanoi-HoChi Minh City railway, and the renovation of railway stations in the northernrailway line.

In the maritime and inland waterway sector, three projectshave been initiated, namely the renovation and upgrade of the marine route tothe ports in the South Nghi Son area (Thanh Hoa), the upgrade of the Cai Mep-ThiVai waterway route from buoy 0 to the Cai Mep container port, and the upgradeof the Duong river waterway transport route (Duong railroad bridge).

With more than 95 trillion VND (3.88 million USD) in publicinvestment capital, by the end of September 2023, the Ministry of Transport haddisbursed funds in seven disbursement phases, totaling 94.135 trillion VND(3.84 million USD), achieving 99.97% of the plan, and disbursing approximately 56.496trillion VND (2.33 million USD), reaching 60% of the plan./.
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